Educational Exposure to Transgender Patient Care in Plastic Surgery Training
| Autor: | Stelios C. Wilson, David W. Grant, Shane D. Morrison, Vedder Nb, Geolani W. Dy, Jens U. Berli, Chong Hj, Jeffrey B. Friedrich, Jonathan P. Brower |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Gender dysphoria
Male medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Attitude of Health Personnel education Population MEDLINE Stigma (botany) Health Services for Transgender Persons 030230 surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Transgender medicine Sex Reassignment Surgery Humans Fellowships and Scholarships Surgery Plastic Response rate (survey) education.field_of_study business.industry Internship and Residency medicine.disease United States Plastic surgery Cross-Sectional Studies 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Surgery Female business |
| Zdroj: | Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 138(4) |
| ISSN: | 1529-4242 |
| Popis: | Background Gender dysphoria is estimated to occur in up to 0.9 percent of the U.S. Population With increasing awareness and decreasing stigma surrounding transgender issues, it is predicted that more patients will begin to seek medical and surgical transition. This study aims to determine the current state of transgender-related education in U.S. plastic surgery residency programs and to evaluate trainee perceptions regarding the importance of such training. Methods Plastic surgery trainees from a representative sample of 21 U.S. training programs were asked to complete a cross-sectional eight-question survey between November of 2015 and January of 2016. Respondents were queried regarding demographics, transgender curricular exposure (didactic versus clinical), and perceived importance of training opportunities in transgender patient care. Results A total of 322 residents or fellows responded to the survey (80 percent response rate) from four U.S. Census regions. Sixty-four percent of respondents had education on or direct exposure to transgender patient care during residency. Among those with experiences in gender-confirming surgery, more than half were exposed to chest and genital surgery. Overall, the majority of respondents believed that training in gender-confirming surgery is important, and 72 percent endorsed the necessity for gender-confirming surgery fellowship training opportunities. Conclusions A significant number of plastic surgery trainees are exposed to transgender patient care, although exposure type is variable. The majority of trainees endorsed the importance of residency and fellowship training in gender-confirming surgery. To better serve the transgender population, formal fellowship training in gender-confirming surgery should be offered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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